Saunders GI

A client has just had a hemorrhoidectomy. Which nursing interventions are appropriate for this client? Select all that apply.

1. Administer stool softeners as prescribed. 3.Encourage a high-fiber diet to promote bowel movements without straining. 4.Apply cold packs to the anal-rectal area over the dressing until the packing is removed.

the nurse provides instructions to a client about measures to treat inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS). Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

1."I need to limit my intake of dietary fiber."

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease about dietary measures to implement during exacerbation episodes. Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further instruction?

1."I should increase the fiber in my diet."

The nurse has taught the client with chronic pancreatitis about risk factor modification to reduce the incidence of recurrences. The nurse determines that teaching was effective if the client states that it will be necessary to control which factor?

1.Alcohol intake

A client has been advanced to a solid diet after undergoing a subtotal gastrectomy. What is the appropriate nursing intervention in preventing dumping syndrome?

1.Remove fluids from the meal tray.

The nurse is monitoring a client for the early signs and symptoms of dumping syndrome. Which findings indicate this occurrence?

1.Sweating and pallor

A client had a new colostomy created 2 days earlier and is beginning to pass malodorous flatus from the stoma. What is the correct interpretation by the nurse?

1.This is a normal, expected event.

The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse determines that education was effective if the client states the need to avoid which food?

2. Corn

A client is diagnosed with viral hepatitis, complaining of "no appetite" and "losing my taste for food." What instruction should the nurse give the client to provide adequate nutrition?

2.Increase intake of fluids, including juices.

A client with acute pancreatitis is experiencing severe pain from the disorder. The nurse determines that education about positioning to reduce pain was effective if the client avoids which action?

2.Lying flat

The nurse is monitoring a client with cirrhosis of the liver for signs of hepatic encephalopathy. Which assessment finding would the nurse note as an early sign of hepatic encephalopathy?

2.Presence of asterixis

A client is resuming a diet after hemigastrectomy, and the nurse provides dietary instructions. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

4. "I will drink plenty of liquids with meals."

The client with a small bowel obstruction asks the nurse to explain the purpose of the nasogastric tube attached to continuous gastric suction. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective if the client makes which statement?

4."It will help to remove gas and fluids from my stomach and intestine."

The nurse is caring for a client after abdominal surgery and creation of a colostomy. The nurse is assessing the client for a prolapsed stoma and should expect to note which observation if this is present?

4.A stoma that is elongated with a swollen appearance

A client with cirrhosis complicated by ascites is admitted to the hospital. The client reports a 10-lb weight gain over the past 1½ weeks. The client has edema of the feet and ankles, and his abdomen is distended, taut, and shiny with striae. Which client problem is most appropriate at this time?

4.Excessive body fluid volume

A client has just had surgery to create an ileostomy. The nurse assesses the client in the immediate postoperative period for which most frequent complication of this type of surgery?

4.Fluid and electrolyte imbalance

The nurse is caring for a client with pernicious anemia. Which prescription by the primary health care provider (PHCP) should the nurse anticipate?

4.Vitamin B12

A home care nurse is visiting a client with a diagnosis of pernicious anemia that developed as a result of gastric surgery. The nurse instructs the client that in this disorder, because the stomach lining produces a decreased amount of a substance known as the intrinsic factor, the client will need which medication?

4.Vitamin B12 injections

The nurse is caring for an older client. The nurse should anticipate that medication dosages will be further adjusted if the client has dysfunction of which organ?

1. Liver

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client with cirrhosis and ascites. Which nursing actions should be included in the care plan for this client? Select all that apply.

1. Monitor daily weight. 2.Measure abdominal girth. 3.Monitor respiratory status. 5.Assist the client with care as needed.

A client presents to the emergency department with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and is in moderate distress. In planning care, what is the priority nursing action for this client?

1.Assessment of vital signs

The nurse is caring for a client with a low thrombin level as a result of liver dysfunction. Based on this finding it is most important for the nurse to monitor the client for signs and symptoms of which potential complication?

1.Bleeding

A Penrose drain is in place on the first postoperative day in a client who has undergone a cholecystectomy procedure. Serosanguineous drainage is noted on the dressing covering the drain. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

1.Change the dressing.

The nurse inspects the color of the drainage from a nasogastric tube on a postoperative client approximately 24 hours after gastric surgery. Which finding indicates the need to notify the primary health care provider (PHCP)?

1.Dark red drainage

Diphenoxylate hydrochloride with atropine sulfate is prescribed for a client with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should monitor the client for which therapeutic effect of this medication?

1.Decreased diarrhea

The nurse is reviewing the results of serum laboratory studies for a client admitted for suspected hepatitis. Which laboratory finding is most associated with hepatitis, requiring the nurse to contact the primary health care provider?

1.Elevated serum bilirubin level

The nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis. Which finding should the nurse expect to note when reviewing the laboratory results?

1.Elevated serum lipase level

The nurse cares for a client following a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Which nursing intervention is appropriate?

1.Encourage the client to ambulate.

A client with chronic pancreatitis needs information on dietary modification to manage the health problem. Which item in the diet should the nurse teach the client to limit?

1.Fat

A client is admitted to the hospital with acute viral hepatitis. Which sign or symptom should the nurse expect to note based on this diagnosis?

1.Fatigue

The nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing an acute episode of cholecystitis. Which of these clinical manifestations support this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

1.Fever 3.Complaints of indigestion 5.Pain in the upper right quadrant after a fatty meal

The nurse is reviewing the primary health care provider's prescriptions written for a client admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis. Which prescription requires follow-up by the nurse?

1.Full liquid diet

The nurse has been caring for a client who required a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube because other treatment measures for esophageal varices were unsuccessful. The primary health care provider (PHCP) arrives on the nursing unit and deflates the esophageal balloon. Which assessment finding by the nurse is the most important and should be reported to the PHCP immediately?

1.Hematemesis

The nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis and is monitoring the client for paralytic ileus. Which assessment data would alert the nurse to this occurrence?

1.Inability to pass flatus

The nurse is teaching the client with viral hepatitis about the stages of the disease. The nurse should explain to the client that the second stage of this disease is characterized by which specific assessment findings? Select all that apply.

1.Jaundice 3.Clay-colored stools 4.Elevated bilirubin levels 5.Dark or tea-colored urine

The nurse is reviewing the prescription for a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Which interventions would the nurse expect to be prescribed for the client? Select all that apply.

1.Maintain NPO (nothing by mouth) status. 2.Encourage coughing and deep breathing. 5.Give hydromorphone intravenously as prescribed for pain

The nurse is reviewing the prescription for a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Which interventions would the nurse expect to be prescribed for the client? Select all that apply.

1.Maintain NPO (nothing by mouth) status. 2.Encourage coughing and deep breathing. 5.Give hydromorphone intravenously as prescribed for pain.

A client has developed hepatitis A after eating contaminated oysters. The nurse assesses the client for which expected assessment finding?

1.Malaise

A client with cirrhosis has ascites and excess fluid volume. Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate to note as a result of increased abdominal pressure? Select all that apply.

1.Orthopnea and dyspnea 2.Petechiae and ecchymosis 3.Inguinal or umbilical hernia 5.Abdominal distention and tenderness

The nurse is caring for a client who had a subtotal gastrectomy. The nurse should assess the client for which signs and symptoms of dumping syndrome?

2. Weakness, diaphoresis, and diarrhea

The nurse is providing instructions to a client with a colostomy about measures to reduce the odor from the colostomy. Which client statement indicates that the educational session was effective?

2."Beet greens, parsley, or yogurt will help to control the colostomy odor."

The nurse is teaching an older client about measures to prevent constipation. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

2."I need to decrease fiber in my diet."

A home care nurse visits a client who was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis. The nurse provides home care management instructions to the client. Which client statement indicates a need for further instruction?

2."I will take acetaminophen if I get a headache."

A client with a history of gastrointestinal upset has been diagnosed with acute diverticulitis. The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the primary health care provider for which type of diet for this client?

2.A low-fiber diet

The nurse who is caring for a client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis is monitoring the client for signs of portal hypertension. Which finding should the nurse interpret as a sign or symptom of portal hypertension?

2.Abdominal distention

A client with ulcerative colitis has a prescription to begin a salicylate compound medication to reduce inflammation. What instruction should the nurse give the client regarding when to take this medication?

2.After meals

A client is readmitted to the hospital with dehydration after surgery for creation of an ileostomy. The nurse assesses that the client has lost 3 lb of weight, has poor skin turgor, and has concentrated urine. The nurse interprets the client's clinical picture as correlating most closely with recent intake of which medication, which is contraindicated for the ileostomy client?

2.Biscodyl

A hospitalized client with liver disease has a dietary protein restriction. The nurse encourages intake of which source of complete proteins to maximize the availability of essential amino acids?

2.Meats

Cholestyramine resin is prescribed for a client with an elevated serum cholesterol level. The nurse should instruct the client to take the medication in which way?

2.Mixed with fruit juice

The nurse is monitoring a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of appendicitis who is scheduled for surgery in 2 hours. The client begins to complain of increased abdominal pain and begins to vomit. On assessment, the nurse notes that the abdomen is distended and bowel sounds are diminished. Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

2.Notify the primary health care provider (PHCP)

After undergoing Billroth I gastric surgery, the client experiences fatigue and complains of numbness and tingling in the feet and difficulties with balance. On the basis of these symptoms, the nurse suspects which postoperative complication?

2.Pernicious anemia

The nurse is assisting a primary health care provider (PHCP) with the insertion of a Miller-Abbott tube. The nurse understands that the procedure places the client at risk for aspiration and should therefore implement which action to decrease this risk?

2.Place the client in a semi-Fowler's to high-Fowler's position.

The nurse is providing care for a client with a recent transverse colostomy. Which observation requires immediate notification of the primary health care provider?

2.Purple discoloration of the stoma

Lactulose is prescribed for a hospitalized client with a diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy. Which assessment finding indicates that the client is responding to this medication therapy as anticipated?

2.The fecal pH is acidic

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Which would the nurse expect the client to report about the pain?

2.The pain usually increases after vomiting.

The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client with chronic pancreatitis. The health history is most likely to include which as a most common causative factor in this client's disorder?

2.Use of alcohol

A client with a new colostomy is concerned about the odor from stool in the ostomy drainage bag. The nurse should teach the client to include which food in the diet to reduce odor?

2.Yogurt

A client with gastritis asks the nurse at a screening clinic about analgesics that will not cause epigastric distress. The nurse should tell the client that which medication is unlikely to cause epigastric distress?

3. Acetaminophen

The nurse is caring for a client with pancreatitis. Which finding should the nurse expect to note when reviewing the client's laboratory results?

3. Elevated level of amylase

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving bolus feedings via a nasogastric tube. As the nurse is finishing the feeding, the client asks for the bed to be positioned flat for sleep. The nurse understands that which is the appropriate position for this client at this time?

3. Head of bed elevated 30 to 45 degrees, with the client in the right lateral position for 60 minutes

A client with viral hepatitis is having difficulty coping with the disorder. Which question by the nurse is the most appropriate in identifying the client's coping problem?

3."Have you enjoyed having visitors?"

The nurse is caring for a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and provides client education on measures to decrease GERD. Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

3."I plan to have a snack 1 hour before going to bed."

The nurse has taught the client about an upcoming endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure. The nurse determines that the client needs further information if the client makes which statement?

3."I'm glad I don't have to lie still for this procedure."

The nurse has given postprocedure instructions to a client who has undergone a colonoscopy. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further teaching?

3."It is all right to drive once I've been home for an hour or so."

The nurse teaches a preoperative client about the use of a nasogastric (NG) tube for the planned surgery. Which statement indicates to the nurse that the client understands when the tube can be removed in the postoperative period?

3."When my bowels begin to function again, and I begin to pass gas."

A primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes a Salem sump tube for gastrointestinal intubation. Which item should the nurse obtain from the supply room?

3.A tube with a large lumen and an air vent

A client seen in the ambulatory care clinic has ascites and slight jaundice. The nurse should assess the client for a history of chronic use of which medication?

3.Acetaminophen

The nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client with viral hepatitis. The nurse should plan to include which information in the teaching session?

3.Activity should be limited to prevent fatigue.

A client with a gastric ulcer is prescribed both magnesium hydroxide and cimetidine twice daily. How should the nurse schedule the medications for administration?

3.Administer each dose of cimetidine 1 hour prior to the administration of magnesium hydroxide.

The nurse checks the gastric residual of an unconscious client receiving nasogastric tube feedings continuously at 50 mL/hr. The nurse notes that the residual is 250 mL at 0800 and 300 mL at 0900. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which complication?

3.Delayed gastric emptying

The nurse is assessing a client 24 hours following a cholecystectomy. The nurse notes that the T-tube has drained 750 mL of green-brown drainage since the surgery. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

3.Document the findings.

The nurse is preparing to administer an intermittent enteral feeding through a nasogastric (NG) tube. Which priority assessment should the nurse perform?

3.Evaluate absorption of the last feeding.

The nurse manager is providing an educational session to nursing staff members about the phases of viral hepatitis. The nurse manager tells the staff that which clinical manifestation(s) are primary characteristics of the preicteric phase?

3.Fatigue, anorexia, and nausea

The nurse is caring for a client admitted with severe weight loss due to dieting. Based on the data provided, which condition should the nurse suspect is occurring in this client?

3.Gluconeogenesis

The medication history of a client with peptic ulcer disease reveals intermittent use of several medications. The nurse would teach the client that which of these medications are not a part of the treatment plan because of its irritating effects on the lining of the gastrointestinal tract?

3.IbuprofeN

The nurse is caring for a client following a gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II procedure). Which postoperative prescription should the nurse question and verify?

3.Irrigating the nasogastric tube

The nurse is doing an admission assessment on a client with a history of duodenal ulcer. To determine whether the problem is currently active, the nurse should assess the client for which manifestation of duodenal ulcer?

3.Pain relieved by food intake

The nurse is doing an admission assessment on a client with a history of duodenal ulcer. To determine whether the problem is currently active, the nurse should assess the client for which sign(s)/symptom(s) of duodenal ulcer?

3.Pain relieved by food intake

The nurse is assessing a client with a duodenal ulcer. The nurse interprets that which sign or symptom is most consistent with the typical presentation of duodenal ulcer?

3.Pain that is relieved by food intake

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client with cirrhosis and notes that the ammonia level is 85 mcg/dL (51 mcmol/L). Which dietary selection does the nurse suggest to the client?

3.Pasta with sauce

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized client with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. Which finding, if noted on assessment of the client, should the nurse report to the primary health care provider (PHCP)?

3.Rebound tenderness

The nurse is evaluating the plan of care for a client with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) who is experiencing acute pain. The nurse determines that the expected outcomes have been met if the nursing assessment reveals which result?

3.The client has eliminated any irritating foods from the diet

A client with gastric hypersecretion is scheduled for surgery. The nurse teaches the client that the procedure will lessen the stomach's production of acid by altering which structure?

3.Vagus nerve

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the hospital with suspected acute appendicitis. Which laboratory result should the nurse expect to note if the client does have appendicitis?

3.WBC count of 18,000 mm3 (18 × 109/L)

A client who has undergone creation of a colostomy has a concern about body image. What action by the client indicates the most significant progress toward identified goals?

4. Practicing proper cutting of the ostomy appliance

A client with liver dysfunction has low serum levels of fibrinogen and a prolonged prothrombin time (PT). Based on these findings, which actions should the nurse plan to promote client safety? Select all that apply.

4. Provide the client with a soft toothbrush. 5.Instruct the client to use an electric razor. 6.Monitor all secretions for frank or occult blood

The registered nurse is precepting a new nurse who is caring for a client with pernicious anemia as a result of a gastrectomy. Which statement made by the new nurse indicates understanding of this diagnosis?

4."Decreased production of intrinsic factor by the stomach affects absorption of vitamin B12 in the small intestine."

The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client who has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of suspected gastric ulcer. The nurse is asking the client questions about pain. Which client statement supports the diagnosis of gastric ulcer?

4."My pain comes shortly after I eat, maybe a half hour or so later."

A client has a large, deep duodenal ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy. Which sign or symptom indicative of a complication should the nurse look for during the client's postprocedure assessment?

4.A rigid, board-like abdomen

The nurse is monitoring a client with a diagnosis of peptic ulcer. Which assessment finding would most likely indicate perforation of the ulcer?

4.A rigid, board-like abdomen

A client with acute ulcerative colitis requests a snack. Which is the most appropriate snack for this client?

4.Applesauce and a graham cracker

A client has undergone esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The nurse should place highest priority on which item as part of the client's care plan?

4.Assessing for the return of the gag reflex

The nurse is caring for a client with a resolved intestinal obstruction who has a nasogastric tube in place. The primary health care provider has now prescribed that the nasogastric tube be removed. What is the priority nursing assessment prior to removing the tube?

4.Checking for the presence of bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants

The nurse is caring for a client with ulcerative colitis. Which finding does the nurse determine is consistent with this diagnosis?

4.Decreased hemoglobin

A client admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is being assessed by the nurse. Which assessment findings would be consistent with acute pancreatitis? Select all that apply.

4.Gray-blue color at the flank 5.Abdominal guarding and tenderness 6.Left upper quadrant pain with radiation to the back

The nurse is caring for a group of clients on the surgical nursing unit. The nurse anticipates that the client who underwent which procedure is most likely to have some long-term residual difficulty with absorption of nutrients?

4.Small bowel resection

The clinic nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a client and preparing to auscultate bowel sounds. The nurse should place the stethoscope in which quadrant first? Click on the image to indicate your answer.

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